Bm G Bm G A
[Chorus]
Em
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers
G
On the sidewalk come September
D F#m
And suddenly I can't remember
G Bm
Any lessons learned
Bm
Now that I'm a migrant picker
G
Trouble-minded tin-can kicker
Bm G
I wish my skin was thicker
F# Bm G Bm G F#m
The air has turned
[Verse]
Bm
I can live alone I said
G
I can make my lonesome bed
Bm F#m
I don't need a hole in my head
G Bm
I don't need a lover
Bm
But he took me by surprise
G
I fell down and saw him rise
Bm F#m F#
Till he was larger in my eyes
Bm
Than any other
[Bridge]
Bm F# E G
How suddenly the summer died
Bm F#m E G
I couldn't bring it back to life
Bm E G
I couldn't sing it back to life
Bm G Bm G Em
But I tried
[Verse]
Bm
Came to him in summer clothing
G
Came to him because I chose him
Bm G
Came to find his fingers frozen
Bm
And he would not reach for me
Bm
Came to him for his sweet song
G D Bm
Came to him for right or wrong
Bm
Came to find his heart belonged
G Bm
To one who came before me
[Bridge]
Bm F# E G
How suddenly the sweetness died
Bm F#m E G
I couldn't bring it back to life
Bm B E G
I couldn't sing it back to life
Em Bm G Bm G F#m
But I tried
[Chorus]
Em
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers
G
On the sidewalk come September
D F#m
And suddenly I can't remember
G Bm
Any lessons learned
Bm
Now that I'm a migrant picker
G
Trouble-minded tin-can kicker
Bm G
I wish my skin was thicker
F#m A Bm
But the air has turned
